Embrace the darkness. Become one with the night. Feast on blood.
You are a vampire, although not by choice.

You are Dragos. A survivor of a vampire attack, turned into a creature of the night. You have to find your place in a world where vampires are at the top of the food chain. Torn between the urge to satisfy your hunger for blood and your responsibility towards the people you swore to protect in the fictitious Balkan area of Sangavia.

Unravel the secret of the twisted history of Sangavias past. Build and customize a castle to extend your influence and to further your character’s abilities. Experience a cinematic story confronting you with gut-wrenching decisions that will decide the fate of Sangavia forever.

Explore a huge open world, where the diverse mountain ranges, forests, dungeons, swamps and other areas are filled with discoveries as well as dangers. Treacherous enemies await, but all who are daring enough to tempt fate and explore their surroundings, will be rewarded handsomely.

Plan, build and customize a beautiful medieval or gothic inspired multi-level castles with imposing watchtowers. You have dozens of wall pieces, roofs, floors, staircases, decor and furniture available to create the castle of your dreams - or nightmares. All fully customizable, so your creation can rival the home of Count Dracula. And don’t forget your coffin. So you can Rest In Piece In Style!

Development studio Mehuman Games and Publisher Toplitz Productions are pleased to reveal the updated look and new name for their horror themed story-driven sandbox action adventure, formerly known as Vampire Dynasty.

Together with the new name Vampires: Bloodlord Rising, developer Mehuman Games reveals an updated look at the game's visuals, upgraded character design and other enhancements that have gone into the creative process of bringing the game’s characters to life within the murky and mysterious world of Sangavia.

“The deeper we went into the development, the more it became clear to us, that the content with its story focus and the strong implementation of action-adventure elements doesn’t cater to the expectations neither players nor ourselves have of a Dynasty game”,  comments Robin Gibbels, Head of Producing at Toplitz Productions. “While we remain committed to the quality of the content and the gamedesign and didn’t change any of these elements, with the new name it is clear that these vampires are not standing on anybody’s shoulders and will fight for their rightful place in the open world of Sangavia.”  

The progress the game made in all areas since its last public showing is mostly noticeable with the updated look of Dragos, the game’s main vampire protagonist who gets a more virile and haunting appearance, including a complete overhaul to his attire. Gone are the long flowing locks and beard, now replaced with a more chiseled clean cut design to show off his fearsome features. 

Vampires: Bloodlord Rising has in recent months made visual improvements to various materials and textures including the building elements that players will utilize to build their own custom Vampire castle. An improved lighting system to the entire game has been introduced along with a totally overhauled onscreen UI system. Level appearance has also undergone visual improvements including even the smaller details such as the appearance of grass, water and even fog behavior, all benefiting from upgraded visuals.

Gameplay elements have also been expanded in Vampires: Bloodlord Rising, with a particular focus on managing subjects. From now on, the player will be able to romance transformed vampires, send them to hunt, and even perform powerful rituals!

The choice of being good or evil is a path players will need to decide, since this path shapes character development, even influencing how Dragos’ facial features evolve. Ultimately, they’ll decide who will fall prey to his vampire bite, guided by the gossip and secrets they uncover.

Vampires: Bloodlord Rising will rise into Steam Early Access in 2025!

You decide, who lives, who dies and who will be your eternal follower. Do you succumb to the blood thirst and become a tyrant or will you try to serve the people you swore to protect and become a benevolent ruler? Explore the strengths and weaknesses of your votaries to ensure that only the most skilled join your vampire family.

Enjoy being a vampire by leveraging superhuman strength, heightened perception, enhanced speed and more. With your new abilities you are able to see, hear and taste a world unreachable and unseen to mortal. You can even take control a bat and explore the vast open world flying.

Experience a cinematic story with dramatic twists and turns, based on your decisions. Strike fear into the heart of your enemies. Protect the innocent. The fate of Sangavia is in your hands, and your hands alone. Depending on your choices not only the people’s perception will change but you can unlock a wide variety of possible main story endings, before you venture into the open world to uncover every secret and every side mission.

As a Child of the Night, you don’t have to be alone. Invite your friends to rule the land as equals and see where your individual decisions lead you. Unleash your creativity when you build your castle together. Explore the grim, sinister and bloody Sangavia as a team and face the dangers waiting in the darkness.

Vampires: Bloodlord Rising is coming to PC (Steam) in 2026.